Titans Keep Kerry Collins
February 27, 2009 by David Kindervater
Filed under Tennessee Titans
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The Tennessee Titans may have lost their best defensive player, Albert Haynesworth, earlier today. But they weren’t about to lose their starting quarterback. So they gave Kerry Collins a two-year, $15 million deal with $8.5 million guaranteed. Kerry was pleased to stay in Tennessee:
“This is where I wanted to be, and my family loves Nashville. It is just part of the process. Free agency comes about, and there are lots of talks and rumors. At the end of the day, this is where I want to be, and I am happy it worked out.”
Kerry led the Titans to an AFC South title and NFL-best 13-3 record this past season and even though he’s 36-years-old, I think he’s playing some of the best football of his career. He’s got veteran leadership, plenty of experience and football smarts, and (obviously) the skills to still compete with the best in the National Football League. With this new deal, it’s pretty much assumed that former starter (and 2006 Offensive Rookie of the Year) Vince Young will continue to hold the clipboard and learn by watching until Kerry retires.
Source: TitansOnline.com, Photo: Newscom
